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patrickt 01-06-2016 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1377050)
... the garage door has to be opened and closed, unless you have a Garage Mahal, but first the cars in front of the garage have to be moved in order to get a little rolling distance...
Let's have a little geometry quiz. If you have a circle, with a diameter of 26 inches, and you want to rotate it one quarter of the total circumference, how far will that be? What about rotating it twice that (exactly half). If you can figure this one out, I'll buy you a slice of pi. :cool:

jhv48 01-06-2016 07:00 PM
Approx 133 inches, 266 inches?

Me like Pi.

patrickt 01-06-2016 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jhv48 (Post 1377054)
Approx 133 inches, 266 inches?
F-:mad:

jhv48 01-06-2016 07:24 PM
20.4, 40.8"

Misread, thought you wanted 1/4,1/2 of the area.

Now I see its 1/4,1/2 of the circumference.

patrickt 01-06-2016 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jhv48 (Post 1377057)
20.4, 40.8"

Misread, thought you wanted 1/4,1/2 of the area.

Now I see its 1/4,1/2 of the circumference.

A+ and even that puss-arm RodKnock can push his car twenty inches.:cool:

Ron61 01-07-2016 04:12 AM
I am not sure about your weather there, but I check my air pressure several times each Winter as they tires tend to lose some when not being driven quite a bit. And I even have enough room on my Kwil Lift ramps to move the car back and forth about 2 feet.

Ron :)

RodKnock 01-07-2016 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1377058)

A+ and even that puss-arm RodKnock can push his car twenty inches.:cool:
Well, for example, I don't have 20 inches of free space in my garage and you certainly would need additional free space in order to create a safe distance between what's stored in front of my Cobra and the garage door. And once you have the garage door open, I don't want my Cobra rolling into the car(s) parked outside the garage door. :eek:

And there's no proof that there STILL wouldn't be flat-spotting after all that work.

"Puss-arm"? While I've never heard that phrase before, actually quite the opposite, how much can you snatch, squat, clean & jerk and deadlift? And don't even talk to me, if you can't lift your own body weight. ;)

How many HSPU's can you do? I'll let you look that acronym up. :p

patrickt 01-07-2016 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1377081)
How many HSPU's can you do? I'll let you look that acronym up. :p
Well I did look that up. HSPU, or Highly Seasoned Puréed Umeboshi, is something I do enjoy from time to time. And while I can't tell you exactly how many I can pick up at one sitting, because it depends on the size of the Japanese apricots used in the pickling, I can say that it, without a doubt, would be "several." So there.:p

RodKnock 01-07-2016 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1377082)
Well I did look that up. HSPU, or Highly Seasoned Puréed Umeboshi, is something I do enjoy from time to time. And while I can't tell you exactly how many I can pick up at one sitting, because it depends on the size of the Japanese apricots used in the pickling, I can say that it, without a doubt, would be "several." So there.:p
So, then I'll mark down next to your name "zero.":D

Take that and stick it in your "umeboshi." :LOL:

patrickt 01-07-2016 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1377085)
Take that and stick it in your "umeboshi." :LOL:
Now wait a minute... almost every building code in America requires garages to be 20 feet deep. A Kirkham is just about 13 feet. And you say you don't even have a foot and a half to spare?:confused: Why is that?

1795 01-07-2016 02:17 PM
Enough already :JEKYLHYDE !!! You two go to your respective garages and sit in your cobra until you can be civil :LOL:

Suffice it to say that there are several ways to lessen the potential for flat spotting, such as rolling a vehicle so that it alternately rests on different sections of the tire, placing the car up on jacks so that the tires are suspended, increasing the tire pressure (remember to decrease the tire pressure before driving again), etc. If you have serious race tires and you are living in a northern climate you may even want to remove the tires and place them in a heated area, as some race tires recommend that you do not let the tires freeze as it may compromise future performance.

Now play nicely together!

Slo-poke 01-07-2016 02:42 PM
Some posts indicate a wee touch of cabin fever . I get that way when my car just takes up a spot in the garage out of the snow !!

RodKnock 01-07-2016 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1377086)
Now wait a minute... almost every building code in America requires garages to be 20 feet deep. A Kirkham is just about 13 feet. And you say you don't even have a foot and a half to spare?:confused: Why is that?
The Cammer and the magnesium Halibrands are stored in front of the Cobra. :LOL:

Oh, and a recliner, so that when I want to just sit and watch the Kirkham with some popcorn, I have a relaxing spot.

I say rolling it back and forth 20" is useless. Revel in your tire flat spots. It's a badge of honor. It means your busy. Rolling your car back and forth means your Patrick. :p

RodKnock 01-07-2016 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1377086)
Now wait a minute... almost every building code in America requires garages to be 20 feet deep. A Kirkham is just about 13 feet. And you say you don't even have a foot and a half to spare?:confused: Why is that?
And BTW, you do realize that many garages were actually built to old/older building codes, right? We don't all live in fancy new "digs" like you. :rolleyes:

Bernica 01-07-2016 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1377093)
I say rolling it back and forth 20" is useless. Revel in your tire flat spots. It's a badge of honor. It means your busy. Rolling your car back and forth means your Patrick. :p
Or, it means that someone is too cheap to shell out the $$ for a decent set of Avons.:LOL:**)

patrickt 01-07-2016 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Bernica (Post 1377095)
Or, it means that someone is too cheap...
Hmmmm, I have noticed that RodKnock no longer has a gold star, nor a loving cup, next to his name....%/

RodKnock 01-07-2016 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1377096)
Hmmmm, I have noticed that RodKnock no longer has a gold star, nor a loving cup, next to his name....%/
This website can't stay online long enough for me to hit the contributor button. :LOL::rolleyes:

patrickt 01-07-2016 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1377097)
This website can't stay online long enough for me to hit the contributor button. :LOL::rolleyes:
Uhhh, you do know that priority bandwidth is allocated to contributing members, don't you?


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